Frankenstein's Monster (2013) Official Page

It’s Alive! Word from the filming front.

Posted by judithbshields on March 15, 2013

Posted in: Crew Blog. Tagged: apothecary, design, fiction, film, frankenstein, heart, indie, indy, lab, laboratory, monster, producer, sci-fi, science, set, set design, steampunk. Leave a comment

I am very thankful for last weekend. Everyone worked hard together and we recreated Victor Frankenstein’s lab. Special credit goes to Chris Lowe and his amazing set design. I don’t know what was my favorite part of the lab: the coal, apothecary jars, the moving gears, or the pistons. That is describing only a small part of Chris’s awesome work.

Speaking of amazing things: the cast brought it all to life. Special shout out to Matt Risoldi and Dustin Sturgill.

Incorporating the steampunk look in Frankenstein’s Monster:

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One of the artistic challenges of our steampunk-light project was how we were going to present steampunk in this story. All of our steampunk props and costume components are designed to practical. In other words: they work and they have purpose. For example: the life that Victor Frankenstein creates runs on steam. The tools he uses are practical. It goes beyond aesthetic. We have limited the steampunk elements for Victor Frankenstein in his lab and for his science experiments.

For now, we are keeping most of our lab scenes and the monster under wraps. We’ll be showing more at sci-fi conventions and also once we have our first official film premiere.

Frankenstein’s Monster will be shown and entered in film competitions and science fiction conventions across the USA and even in Europe. As we get closer to our wrap date, this website will have a new page so everyone can keep track of when/where we will be shown.

Thank you everyone for your support!

-Judith B. Shields

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Steam is Best

Posted by dustinsturgill on March 5, 2013

Posted in: Crew Blog. Tagged: alchemy, classical, consciousness, creation, crystals, dustin, emoto, God, life, masaru, memory, monster, philosophy, spirit, steam, steampunk, sturgill, thales, water. Leave a comment

What if steam really could be used to bring someone back to life? The first of the great Greek philosophers, Thales, once spoke of water as the origin of everything. Even today, through the experiments of Japanese scientist, Dr. Masaru Emoto, we have learned that water has the ability to be impressed upon, and reactively manifest patterns to our words and emotions. If water be the major constituent of our human being, what if that great light we go to at the end of it all is simply our spirit evaporating towards the Sun like dew before the day? The implication of such, that a body could somehow be consciously reanmiated by steam, seems quite plausible.

Hi everyone! Judith B. Shields here. I just wanted to share some moments from the shoot.

Here we have a few moments from when Victor Frankenstein returns home and also a shot of young William Frankenstein playing in a field.

We still have 14 scenes left to shoot in March. However, we’ve started the post-production process for the other scenes. Matt G. is editing video first then the audio team will tackle the project. Even though is seems a little quiet here on the blog–it isn’t quiet in the production. The lead team has been meeting about two nights a week reviewing the dailies. We’re very excited about what we’re building. I cannot wait to share with all of you Frankenstein’s Monster. Once we hit the independent film circuit, I’ll keep this blog updated as we know when we’ll be shown at a city near you. Thank you again for your support!

-Judith B. Shields

: William Frankenstein

: Victor Frankenstein returns home

: and ACTION!

Small World

Posted by dustinsturgill on January 18, 2013

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I found this song accompanying me as I was lost in thought the other night. The guys on stage playing it were covering it like a Widespread Panic tune which I absolutely loved. When I actually started listening to the words though my mind was appropriately blown…<a href="http://Frankenstein” title=”Frankenstein”>

Here is small sneak peak of some moments in the first 10 minutes of Frankenstein’s Monster.

Professor lectures on the Hippocratic oath.

Victor (Dustin Sturgill–left) is being convinced to enjoy life by Clerval (Tim Ashby–right)

Published in League City’s Press

Posted by judithbshields on December 30, 2012

Posted in: Crew Blog. Tagged: acting, actor, dslr, Edwardian, film, galveston, indie, indy, league city, monster, movie, schoolhouse, steam, steampunk, texas. Leave a comment

Hi, Judith B. Shields here. I just wanted to give a quick update. We’ve been in the middle of filming for the last two weeks and we have one week to go. I am amazed at the progress we’ve made. Thank you everyone for your support.

So what’s new? We’re in the Galveston Daily News today–sixth page, straight off of the press in the “county” section.

http://www.galvestondailynews.com/news/local_news/article_35de4eec-5243-11e2-9300-001a4bcf6878.html

Thank you Little Green Schoolhouse for allowing us to shoot at your location!

Dress and Script Rehearsal

Posted by kristin611 on December 16, 2012

Posted in: Cinematography, Crew Blog, Steampunk, Theme, and Victorian Influences, Techie Zone. Tagged: actors, cast, crew, directing, film, frankenstein, horror, indie, indy, makeup, photography, rehearsal, stage, steampunk, suspense. Leave a comment

Hello everyone. I feel like it has been forever since I last posted. Probably because it has! Since I last blogged we have had a crew meeting, and two dress and script rehearsals!

During our last crew meeting it was crunch time. We had to figure out how many cameras we were going to have, which scenes to shoot at night, the different make-up and costumes to be used for the shoots, our sound equipment, and much more! We also reviewed all the locations that we will be shooting at which include historical sites :).

crew-meeting

The ‘Blind Man’ Scene

The ‘Locket’ scene.

Also, the cameras and the sound were tested out in preparation for shooting next week. Also, as always, Peter Kovic who is in charge of our documentary, had cameras set up around the facility to capture all the exciting moments and all the work that actually goes on while making an independent film.

Video camera technician, Vlad.

Testing sound equipment.

View from the documentary video camera.

As the photographer for the film, I decided to spice up the pictures by shooting some in black and white. I am very pleased with the black and white touch. Because of the setting we were rehearsing in, it toned down the background colors and images that I felt were taking away from the subjects in the pictures. Also, the rehearsal and the behind the scenes experience is a very raw experience and I think black and white photos capture this essence perfectly.

And of course, this film has some steampunk influences which will be shown through various props, one being Victor’s goggles:

Last, but of course not least, are some of our actresses wearing the lovely dresses that were mentioned in an earlier blog. They are beautiful!

I also added a chalk and charcoal effect to these two pictures! Suspense, suspense!

Well that’s all I have for today folks. Stay tuned and don’t forget to check out the other bloggers posts!

First 2 minutes of the Script Read-Thru

Posted by peterkovic on December 6, 2012

Posted in: Crew Blog. Tagged: film, frankenstein, Frankenstein's Monster, indie, indy, reading, screenplay, script, steampunk, video. Leave a comment

A longer video of the script reading is in the works.

Frank’s Goggles

Posted by rockridge1 on November 29, 2012

Posted in: Crew Blog, Techie Zone. Tagged: film, frankenstein, Frankenstein's Monster, goggles, independent, indie, indy, monster, props, science, steampunk, Victor. Leave a comment

The set of steampunk goggles I made for the good doctor in the movie, Frankenstein’s Monster

They are heavy, but not as heavy as they look. Still,
if you’re wearing them in a scene – take brakes.

Current Progress for light Steampunk neck brace

Posted by Margaret Marie Hubbard on November 27, 2012

Posted in: Crew Blog. Tagged: actor, costume designer, extra, Frankenstein's Monster a Steampunk-light production, indie film, makeup, Margaret Marie Hubbard, photographer, poet, writer. 7 Comments

I am thrilled to have the privilege of working with such an amazing cast and crew. My focus has been creating a light Steampunk neck brace for one of the characters in the film. I am posting my progress so far to give you an insider preview to how hard each of us are working to capture the vision of our wonderful Judith B. Shields’ film! It is sure to be a delight! Stay tuned and check back often for more sneak peeks into creating Frankenstein’s Monster (a Steampunk-light independent film!) Photos and maybe even a few secrets here and there. You never know what is around the corner!